Toy



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Patented May 16, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC 4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and more especially a toywhich may be in the form of a head of an animal or human and providedwith lips, jaws, bill, or the like.

The particular feature of the invention is the making of such a deviceadapted to be comnpressed, which, upon compression, will emit a soundand open the jaws.

The toy may take a .great variety of shapes and forms. For the purposeof illustrating the invention I have here shown it as embodied in adevice resembling a ducks head in which the two jaws form a bill. It isto be understood, however, that my invention is not to be limited tothis particular form.

One of the jaws carries a reed and the head is hollow so that when it iscompressed, air will be emitted through a small orifice to direct a jetof air against the reed to make a sound. This sound, for example, mayresemble the call of a duck.

I have here shown the toy mounted on the top of a cane to assist ingiving a vertical compression to the head when the han-d is presseddownwardly on the top to operate the same.

A device embodying the features of my invention can be easily andcheaply made and is very entertaining. It should form a very attractivenovelty, especially for children, and others at Carnivals, fairs,exhibitions and the like.

Other features and advantages will appear more fully as I proceed withmy specification.

In that form of device embodying the features of my invention shown inthe accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation; Fig. 2 isa similar view, partly in section, showing the device compressed; Fig. 3is a top plan view; Fig. 4 is a View taken as indicated by the line 4 ofFig.

o 3; and Fig. 5 is a View taken as indicated by the line 5 of Fig. 4.

As shown in the drawing, the toy comprises primarily a hollowcompressible elastic member IIJ preferably made of rubber or the like.As here shown, it is in the form of the head of a duck and may compriseessentially a hollow rubber ball.

II and I2 indicate upper and lower jaws respectively, attached to themember I0 in any suitable manner. For example, the jaws may be built upor molded of rubber or other suitable material and attached to themember I0 in any suitable manner. For example, in making the device Ihave actually taken an ordinary rubber ball and molded the jaws II andI2 thereon by (Cl. Lifi- 117) building up the same with rubber cementuntil the jaws were completely formed on the ball.

As here shown, the upper jaw II is hollowed out at the bottom andcarries the reed I3, the free end of which lies near the ball, the outerend being attached to the outer end of the upper jaw II. As here shown,the jaws II and I2 are made to resemble the bill of a duck.

I4 indicates a small pipe inserted through the wall of the ball I0between the jaws and a-dapted 1 to direct a jet of air against the freeend I3a of the reed I3 when the ball is squeezed. This vibrates thereed, causing it to sound.

It will be seen from Fig. 2 that collapsing of the member I0 (especiallymore or less in a veri5 tical direction) will not only serve to soundthe reed but also will operate to cause the jaws to open. The result isthat when the head is collapsed the jaws will open and the sound willissue therefrom. Upward movement of the bottom portion 50 of the deviceraises the point 5I as shown by the broken lines in Fig. 4 and also asindicated in Fig. 2. This causes the extreme innner portion of the lowerbill to rock in the nature of a lever so that the part as indicated 2-by 52 is swung downwardly, causing the lower bill to swing downwardly toopen the jaws.

As here shown, I have imbedded a stiifening member Ila made of Wood orsimilar material in the upper jaw II and have attached the outer end ofthe reed I3 to said member by means of the clamp I5.

As here shown the member I0 is provided on its lower surface with a capor ferrule I6 to permit its ready attachment to the upper end of thecane Il. In Fig. 2 the reference numeral I8 is used to indicate a handpressing downwardly on the top of the ball to compress the same.

While there are shown and described certain embodiments of theinvention, it is to be understood that it is capable of manymodifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangementmay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is intended to claimallnovelty inherent in the invention as broadly as permissible, in View ofthe prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A device o-f the character described, including: a hollow collapsiblemember having an orice therein, whereby air will issue from said orificewhen the member is collapsed; means for causing sound to be produced byair issuing from said orifice; and a pair of jaws carried by said 10lying adjacent the orifice in the collapsible member.

4. A device of the character described, including: a hollow collapsiblemember having an orice therein whereby air will issue from said oricewhen the member is collapsed; a pair of jaws carried by said member,said jaws adapted to be opened by collapsing of said member; a reedcarried by one o1" said jaws; and means for directing a jet of airissuing from said orice against said reed to vibrate the same when themember is collapsed.

ROY A. BRINKMAN.

